3.2" Kayserops megaspina Trilobite - Bou Lachrhal, Morocco

This is a scarce Kayserops megaspina trilobite collected at Bou Lachrhal, Morocco. In the past this trilobite has often been referred to as “Comura cometa", but it actually bears few similarities with the genus Comura.

This specimen is 3.2" long, laid out perfectly prone and well prepared. Excellent shell restoration and just a few small spots of restoration along repaired cracks.

Trilobites were a very diverse group of extinct marine arthropods. They first appeared in the fossil record in the Early Cambrian (521 million years ago) and went extinct during the Permian mass extinction (250 million years ago). They were one of the most successful of the early animals on our planet: over 25,000 species have been described, filling nearly every evolutionary niche. Due in large part to their hard exoskeletons (shells), they left an excellent fossil record.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Kayserops megaspina
LOCATION
Bou Lachrhal, Morocco
SIZE
3.2" long
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#175052
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